Hokkaido
Art
2021.01.25
Hokkaido “Photo Town” Higashikawa Town and Higashikawa Town Photo Town Executive Committee is developing “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet”, a project to convey the charm of Higashikawa Town with photos in Corona. Four food-related shops in Higashikawa were taken by four photographers living in the town and released on YouTube as a slide video with back music produced by musicians living in the town.
Higashikawa Town is a “town that lives in groundwater,” which is rare in Japan without a water supply. In “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet”, four photographers living in the town (Airi Shimizu, Han Kyung-ho, Centaur Yasunaga, Hokuto Wada) shot 50 restaurants related to Higashikawa’s food, which is rich in water and delicious, and created a slide video.
In addition, the music composed by GUAN CHAI, a reggae musician living in the town, is used as back music and is currently available on the “Higashikawa Town Photo Town Executive Committee” YouTube channel.
In addition, the booklet that introduces the stores recorded in the video will be distributed at public facilities and introduced stores from January 12th. In addition to introducing the stores, the booklet also publishes QR codes for each genre, making it a video-linked media that allows you to access videos from your favorite stores. Enjoy the gourmet food of Higashikawa-cho based on 10 videos divided into each genre and a booklet that FOCUS delicious food of Higashikawa-cho as a dish and maker.
＞1 Cafe & Restaurant #1
＞2 Cafe & Restaurant #2
＞3 Cafe & Restaurant #3
＞4 Cafe & Restaurant #4
＞5 Dining #1
＞6 Dining #2
＞7 Dining #3
＞8 Bakery
＞9 Sweets
＞10 Specialty
Available on Youtube of “Higashikawa Photo Town Executive Committee”. Please subscribe to the channel as well.
＞Higashikawa Photo Town Executive Committee Youtube Channel
Credit
| Photo: | Airi Shimizu, Han Kyung Ho, Centaur Yasunaga, Hokuto Wada |
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| Edit: | Akira Segawa (snowbugs) |
| Music: | GUAN CHAI (Heavy Snow Record) |
| Booklet design: | Kazuki Murata (Back & amp; Forth Inc.) |
All are creators based in Higashikawa Town.
The 50 stores photographed this time are summarized in one book as a gourmet guide for Higashikawa Town.
Distribution location
Each store listed, Higashikawa Town Hall, Sentopure I / II, Higashikawa Town Cultural Gallery, Roadside Station “Higashikawa Michikusakan”, Higashikawa Meets stores, etc.
Alternatively, you can also view it from the URL below.
＞Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet booklet
| Session: | March 3rd (Wednesday) to 20th (Saturday), 2021 |
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| Location: | Higashikawa Cultural Gallery |
| Address: | 1-19-8 Higashimachi, Higashikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-1423 |
| Overview: | “Higashikawa FOCUS on gourmet” We will develop a photo exhibition selected and composed by four photographers, including not only the photos handled on YouTube but also the unused other cuts. |
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